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L.A. school board considers an irresponsible—and illegal—charter moratorium
A plea for common sense
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Systems over substance: Why top-down teacher evaluation reforms are unlikely to boost student achievement
Where education reform has lost its way
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Chicago union chief shows some panic over charters
CTU President Karen Lewis took aim at the city’s charter schools, and it’s not surprising.
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A preposterous critique of the Brookings voucher study
NEPC misses the mark in its review of Matt Chingos and Paul Peterson's research
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There's news outside Chicago?
Los Angeles charter-school advocates are questioning the legality of a proposed moratoriu
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Repeat after me: Charters offer parents choices
Voucher-movement leaders have found purpose in the notion that parents know what is best for their children. The charter movement can learn from that, and the Chicago strike has made that lesson relevant.
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What the Democratic Party platform used to say about school choice
A brief history lesson
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Catholic v. charters: Where’s the God gene?
It may not be the Catholic school system that is in trouble, but the Church.
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The Effects of School Vouchers on College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from New York City
Catnip for the school-choice proponent
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The Impact of Charter Schools on Public and Private School Enrollment
A rising school-choice tide for charters and vouchers alike
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A new policy for the PTA finally shows more “P” than “T”
The National PTA shakes up its stance on charter authorizing
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Charter schools “wreaking havoc on private education?” Not exactly.
What the latest Cato study gets right...and wrong
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A modest school voucher led to outsize results
A new study shows that black students who won a school-voucher lottery in New York a generation ago were more likely to attend college than students who didn’t win.
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Philly shakes up Catholic education—again
The nation’s oldest parochial school system starts fresh
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A desperate archdiocese makes a bold move for its schools
Philadelphia was home to the nation’s first diocesan Catholic school system. Now it has the first Catholic school system run by a foundation of lay people.
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Firing the Detroit school board may be good for the Motor City
An attorney general's audacious move may highlight the desperate need for an emergency manager.
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Even with limited leverage, Uncle Sam can promote school choice
What the feds can and should do
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Georgia voters have a chance to make education local again
In November, they're decide who has the power to authorize charter schools
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Fordham Foundation sponsoring three new schools this year
Three new Fordham schools open their doors this month
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Louisiana’s voucher accountability plan demonstrates it is possible to have school choice AND quality control
Louisiana's call for a practical accountability system for the state’s voucher program
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Lawmakers should keep the Coverdell tax break alive
The program, slated to expire at the end of this year, needs more time--and attention--to reach its full potential.
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Nothing to lose: Turn failing schools over to CMOs
Michigan's Highland Park School District offers a worthwhile experiment in edu-governance
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Attempting to solve financial disaster by outsourcing schools – is Ohio next?
A perfect storm of low enrollment, poor fiscal management, and some of the worst academic results in the state prompted Highland Parks Public Schools to take bold action.
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Vouchers, good intentions, and the trouble that comes with them
Here's hoping that private schools in Louisiana won't be bullied out of their desire to serve disadvantaged students
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The Louisiana teacher union employs a shameful tactic to stop school vouchers
The Louisiana teachers union can’t get the courts to stop private schools from enrolling voucher-bearing students this fall, so they’ve taken to threatening the schools with litigation.
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Charter performance in Ohio, Part 1: The Economist calls out Ohio charters
Ohio charters are gaining an international reputation—but not for the best of reasons.